Services · OCD · All ages
Treatment for OCD
Intrusive thoughts, checking, washing, counting, needing things to feel just right. OCD is exhausting, and it responds to the right kind of therapy.
Touchstone Therapy Center treats OCD in Vernon Hills, IL with Exposure and Response Prevention for teens and adults, and the SPACE program for parents of children with OCD.
Who it’s for
Children, teens and adults
Approach
ERP, SPACE for parents
Where
In clinic or by telehealth
First step
A short intake call
About OCD
Obsessions, compulsions and the loop between them
Obsessive-compulsive disorder pairs unwanted, distressing thoughts with rituals that briefly quiet them. The relief never lasts, so the loop tightens. In children it often shows up as reassurance-seeking, rigid routines and distress when things are not just so.
The most effective treatment is Exposure and Response Prevention. With your therapist you approach the feared thought or situation in small, planned steps and practice not doing the ritual, until the anxiety loses its grip. Our clinicians trained in ERP guide the pace.
For young children, the SPACE program works through parents. You learn to stop accommodating the OCD at home while staying warm and supportive, which research shows reduces symptoms.
Common signs
What OCD can look like
- Repeated checking, washing or counting
- Needing things symmetrical or just right
- Unwanted thoughts that feel shameful or scary
- Asking for reassurance again and again
- Avoiding places or objects to prevent a feared outcome
- Rituals that take up more than an hour a day
How we help
Our approaches to OCD
Exposure and Response Prevention
The gold-standard therapy for OCD, delivered by clinicians trained in ERP.
SPACE for parents
Yale’s parent-based program for childhood anxiety and OCD.
Individual therapy
Understanding the thoughts behind the rituals and building a life that is not run by them.
FAQ
OCD treatment questions
Your care team
Clinicians who treat OCD
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